Korbyn

Meaning of Korbyn

Korbyn, pronounced KOR-bin, carries the midnight shimmer of its medieval ancestor Corbin—an Old French surname born from “corbeau,” the raven—yet the interposed y turns that familiar wing into something sleeker, almost calligraphic, like a single brushstroke of sumi-ink across rice paper. He, she, or they who bear Korbyn invite the quiet power the raven symbolizes in many cultures: intelligence, watchfulness, a certain cool detachment from the noise below. In Japanese lore the three-legged Yatagarasu guides emperors toward enlightened paths, and that celestial bird folds neatly into Korbyn’s feathered lineage, suggesting guidance without overt fire. Since the mid-1990s the name has circled the American birth charts in measured arcs—never a common cry, always an echo against a pale moon—settling most recently around the upper seven hundreds, neither obscure nor overfamiliar, a twilight space where individuality thrives. Thus Korbyn arrives: liminal, unisex, a nocturne feather caught on a tempered breeze, promising clarity to those who follow its flight.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as KOR-bin (/ˈkɔr.bɪn/)

• Corbin
• Korban
• Korin
• Koryn
• Corbyn
• Korben
• Korbin